The Brothers Grimm [23]

"The Brothers Grimm," from director Terry Gilliam, stars Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, the legendary brothers who gave us our favorite fairy tales. The film follows them on an enchanted adventure set in a world of heroes and villains, witches and trolls, undying evil and true love, - a realm the two storytellers thought was just make believe... until it came into their world to get them. Now the Brothers Grimm are about to confront all that their imaginations brought to life, as they are caught up in an epic battle between fantasy and reality.

Gilliam (Born in Minnesota) is kind of a mixed bag as a director. His battles with the studios are legendary, yet they fail to see that many of his movies are acclaimed by movie lovers. Some are currently rated by IMDB in the top 250. "Brazil" and "Twelve Monkeys" were given mixed reviews and modest box office sales. Yet they are cult classics along with the Monty Python movies. "The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen" was soundly disliked by many, although I personally enjoyed it. This movie is probably another production extravaganza that might or might not break even financially. I personally will attempt to see it in the theater.

The real Brothers Grimm stories are much darker than their cartoon Disneyfications. Really bad things happen to bad people. Bad things sometimes happen to good people. The old world was much crueler. I hope to see some glimpses of the Dark Horror underlying the Grimm fairy tales. {BB}

Added: June 21st 2005
Reviewer: BB
29 Point Scale Score:    [23]

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Hits: 1953
Language: english